San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge moved a big step closer to getting a suicide barrier after bridge officials on Friday approved a $76 million funding package for a net system that would prevent people from jumping to their deaths.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference after an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 27, 2014. European Union leaders have nominated former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to become the 28-nation bloc’s new chief executive. Juncker’s nomination is breaking with a decades-old tradition of choosing the Commission president by consensus because Britain opposed him.
“The Game” on KMAN breaks down a big sports weekend. The Royals finish off a 9-game homestand against the Angels in Kansas City. Can the Royals get the offense going and pick up some big wins before the All-Star break? The NBA draft is complete and the Big 12 had a nice showing. Should Andrew Wiggins have been the number one overall pick? The Chiefs sign a defensive back in the absence of Brandon Flowers. Plus another edition of the “World Cup Minute”, all that and much more on “The Game” on KMAN.
A 49-year-old Manhattan man was killed in a truck/bicycle accident Thursday evening. According to police reports Mark Jilka was riding a bicycle when he was struck from behind by a Dodge Pickup on K-177 shortly after 7 p.m. According to the Kansas Highway patrol, the pickup, driven by Derik Kesler, 32, Rossville, was also southbound on the right shoulder when the accident occurred. The bicyclist came to rest in a ditch, with the truck remaining on the shoulder. Kesler was not injured. In an interview with Riley County Police Director Brad Schoen on Friday morning, KMAN learned the driver of…
On Friday morning the Kansas Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by Riley County Judge David Stutzman on a local case involving a Manhattan man. Micheal Combs was convicted in October of 2012 for having child pornography on his computer. The case was brought forward after a search warrant in an ongoing investigation involving the possession of child pornography and was executed by the Riley County Police Department Internet Crimes against children Unit and the Special Investigations Unit. Combs was sentenced in January 2013 by Judge Stutzman after serving almost a year in jail to 36 months of probation in which…
A reversal of fortunes for Kite’s Bar and Grill after being censured by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Kansas Department of Revenue (ABC). The ABC suspended Kite’s liquor license for four weekend days due to a minor obtaining or possessing alcohol. The citation stems from an alleged incident in December of 2010 after Riley County Police Department officer Neil Ramsey reported finding a young woman in possession of alcohol within the establishment. On Friday morning the Court of Appeals of the State of Kansas reversed previous decisions on the matter, and ruled the suspension was invalid. Ramsey said he informed a…
A Junction City man was taken into custody by Riley County Police on several warrants Thursday afternoon. Jason Oder, 32, was arrested at approximately 4:25 PM by police at the Riley County Police Department. Oder was arrested on six motion to revoke probation warrants, with original offenses including operating a vehicle while declared to be a habitual violator, possession of stolen property, criminal damage to property, possession of methamphetamine, and driving while suspended or Revoked, no liability insurance and no registration. Oder’s bond was set at $11,000. ### A theft and making false writing case involving Waters True Value…
A Riley County Police official is getting national recognition. RCPD Administrative Captain Tim Hegarty has been inducted into the Evidence-Based Policing Hall of Fame. This nomination and induction comes after his role in forming what is now the department’ s use of evidence-based policing strategies. According to a news release from RCPD, Captain Hegarty’s work along with Dr. Susan Williams of Kansas State University, her department and members of the Riley County Police Department’s Patrol Division have afforded the community proof that intelligence lead policing can have a positive effect on area crime. Department endeavors like Initiative: Laser Point, a…
A power outage at one of Sydney’s domestic airport terminals caused major travel delays and stranded hundreds of passengers in Australia early Friday.
Uruguay’s Luis Saurez learns his punishment for biting an Italian player during a World Cup Soccer match earlier this week.